Felix Wankel
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the Wankel engine (1902-1988) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86
Felix Heinrich Wankel was a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named. Wankel joined various radical antisemitic organizations after World War I and was a prominent member of the Nazi Party.
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Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1988 · aged 86
